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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Swoon to Sail the Adriatic
Image: Tod Seelie
Swoon is in the planning and fundraising stages for her next ambitious aquatic art project. Building upon Miss Rockaway Armada and Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, the next installment of the artist’s floating armada is taking shape and is set to lanch in May of 2009. Comprised of a fleet of three new handmade vessels, The Swimming Cities of Serenissima will hit European waters and navigate the Adriatic Sea, Beginning in the Karst region of Slovenia, the ships will make their way to the final destination of Venice, Italy, stopping along the way to entertain audiences. Once again, Swoon will be joined by a crew of collaborators, including playwright Lisa D’Amour, puppeteer Robin Frohart and the band Dark Dark Dark.
To raise funds for the ambitious project, a series of fundraisers have been scheduled in both New York and New Orleans. Here’s the list of currently scheduled events:
Kickoff Fundraiser Dance Party with Live Silkscreening!
Saturday Feb. 7, 9:00pm
The Silent Barn
915 Wyckoff Ave @ Weirfield
Ridgewood, Queens
M Train to Myrtle/Wyckoff, / L-HalseyCost:
$4-10 donation
New Orleans Airlift and the artist SWOON present the Airlift Auction Party
Wednesday, February 18, 8:00 pm
Antenna Gallery
3161 Burgundy near Louisa in the Bywater
Benefit Exhibition hosted by Glowlab
March 5-8
Fountain Exhibition
Pier 66 at 26th St in Hudson River Park
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
And We’re Off….
September marks the official end of summer and the start of the coming gallery season. Below is a non-inclusive list of September openings on The Art Collectors‘ radar. Individual reports to come…
NEW YORK
Chris Johanson – Totalities. Deitch Projects (Wooster St), Sept 4 – Oct 18.
Mel Kadel and Suzanne Sattler – Swirl of Swarm. Cinders, Sept 5 – Oct 5
Power and Currency featuring Aiko, D*Face, Espo, Gaia, Peripheral Media Projects, and more. Factory Fresh, Sept 5 – Oct 3.
Greg Simkins – It Wanders East / David Choong Lee – Village of Wind. Joshua Liner Gallery, Sept 6 – Oct 4.
Camile Rose Garcia – Ambien Sonambulants. Jonathan Levine Gallery, Sept 6 – Oct 4.
Dark Pop featuring Ron English, Esao Andrews, Jeff McMillan, Chris Stain, Gary Taxali and more. Last Rites Gallery, Sept 6 – Oct. 18.
Swoon – Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea / Dzine – The Beautiful Struggle. Deitch Projects (Long Island City), Sept 7 – Oct 18.
David La Chappelle – Auguries of Innocence. Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Sept 12 – Oct 24.
The London Police, Eine, Pez, Flying Fortress – Ad Hoc Art, Sept 12 – Oct 12.
Aiko – Shut Up and Look. Brooklynite Gallery, Sept 13 – Oct 11 (with an opening performance by Soulsonic Force).
CALIFORNIA
Andrew Schoultz – In Gods We Trust. Marx + Zavattero, San Francisco, Sept 4 – Oct 25.
Macrocosm featuring Barry McGee, Kehinde Wiley, Ai Yamaguchi, Matt Leines, Andrew Schoultz, Jimmy Baker and more. Roberts + Tilton, Culver City Sept 6 – Oct 13.
Lydia Fong (Barry McGee) – A Moment for Reflection. Ratio 3, San Francisco, Sept 5 – Oct 18.
Andrew Jeffrey Wright – Art for Corporations. Luggage Store, San Francisco, Sept 12 – Oct 12.
Shepard Fairey – The Duality of Humanity. White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, Sept 13 – Oct 4.
Futura – Strategic Synchronicity. Presented by KRUNK. Location TBA, Los Angeles, Sept 18- Sept 21.
ELSEWHERE + INTERNATIONAL
AJ Fosik – Stiff Meat. Galerie LJ Beaubourg, Paris, France, Sept 6 – 29.
Jeff Koons at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, France, Sept 10 -Dec. 14.
Steve Powers – Separating Light from Dark. Galleria Patricia Armocida, Milan, Italy, Sept 10 – Oct 31
Dearraindrop – Hidden In / Misaki Kawai – Fancy Pants. V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Sept 12 – Oct 11.
KAWS – Saturated. Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Miami, FL, Sept. 20 – Oct – Nov 15.
Dave Kinsey – Alice Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, Sept 20 – Oct 25.
Rich Jacobs – There Is Xerox on the insides of Your Eyelids. Andenken Gallery, Denver. Sept??